Wondering at their splendour, I became so absorbed in their beauty that I stumbled over a low rock, and lay stunned.

When I came to myself, the creature was hovering over my head, radiating the whole chord of light, with multitudinous gradations and some kinds of colour I had never before seen.

I rose and went on, but, unable to take my eyes off the shining thing to look to my steps, I struck my foot against a stone.

Fearing then another fall, I sat down to watch the little glory, and a great longing awoke in me to have it in my hand.

To my unspeakable delight, it began to sink toward me.